Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Stephen Maher follows up on this week’s Supreme Court ruling on Etobicoke Centre by pointing out where we should be most worried about…
October 2012
New hearing date for paralegal decision to be set Nov. 19
Story An application to overturn a Justice of the Peace’s decision banning paralegals from sitting past the bar was adjourned to Nov. 19 to set a new date for the…
A Linux adventure in Mexico
I had been using WiFi connections all over the US and northern Mexico for the previous six weeks, and was looking forward to getting an almost-permanent residence so I would…
But how do you get the cats to sing on key?
Alltop uses bagpipes whenever its torturing other humor aggregators.
Out With Unions, In With Coercive Voting
Way back in the bad old days there was a system of economic organization, particularly amongst rural, isolated resource workers, known as paternalism. The idea was that it was a…
Congrats Bernie
The president of Gemini Power Corporation, Dr. Michael Dan is pleased to announce the appointment of Bernie M. Farber as Senior Vice President for Government and External Relations. Mr Farber…
Moebius’ Skipjack
Here are some views of Moebius’ 1/72 scale USS Skipjack held together with green painter’s tape. Skipjack was the first nuclear-powered hunter killer submarine using the teardrop hull design that…
What Happened To The "Reform" Party?
The day after the Harper government announced it was limiting debate on its second omnibus budget bill, Michael Den Tandt wrote in The National Post: Conservative MPs would like to…
Kenney wants extra power to bar people from Canada for ‘public policy’ reasons
Harper government immigration minister, Jason Kenney, is pushing for additional ministerial powers that would allow him to bar people from Canada for “public policy considerations.” Considerations that aren’t clearly spelled…
A New E-Book
…from Brian Lilley, the man who found Peter Mansbridge’s lost chair. But I bet it can’t all be that exciting.
Saturday At The Movies
Saturday Night Live had some fun spoofing the second presidential debate last weekend:
DSM5 Autism’s Targeted Exclusion Of Intellectually Disabled Is NOT Based on Research Evidence
Dr. Catherine Lord has attempted to sell her DSM5 New Autism Spectrum Disorder in a comment at the Huffington Post by telling the ignorant, unwashed public that we have nothing…
Mourning the Death of an Old Friend
It's been almost a week since I last blogged, and since I left so abruptly some of you have been wondering where I went.And no doubt some may have feared…
The Long Form Census Debacle Starts to Show Its Impact
As predicted the dropping of the mandatory long form census last year is starting to be felt in the statistical results being collected. First problem: Language Data. New language data…
The Long Form Census Debacle Starts to Show Its Impact
As predicted the dropping of the mandatory long form census last year is starting to be felt in the statistical results being collected. First problem: Language Data. New language data…
Controversial Kansas City pastor now Executive Director of Crossroads Christian Communications USA
Most people have never heard of Rev. Jerry Johnston. Canadians who watch 100 Huntley Street regularly have seen him a fair bit the past few months. I doubt viewers who…
Remember where you heard it first: foundering B.C. premier hires Alberta strategist Stephen Carter
Your blogger, looking rather stout and unkempt, with political strategist Stephen Carter, who popped up in British Columbia yesterday to try to work his come-from-behind magic for B.C. Premier Christy…
5270…It Is Everyone’s Halloween
By the way, did it not usta be Hallowe’en. Just saying. Save some candy pour moi. WFDS